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Born | Lewis Singwah Tan February 4, 1987 Salford, England |
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Years active | 2006–present |
Lewis Singwah Tan (born February 4, 1987) is an American actor, martial artist and model.
He is known for his roles as Kung Jin in Mortal Kombat X: Generations, Cole Young in Mortal Kombat , Rusty / Shatterstar in Deadpool 2 and Deadpool & Wolverine , Tolya in Shadow and Bone , Sensei Wolf in Cobra Kai , and Lu Xin Lee in Wu Assassins .
Lewis Singwah Tan was born on February 4, 1987 in Salford, Greater Manchester, the eldest of four sons to Joanne Cassidy, an English retired fashion model, and Philip Tan, a Chinese Singaporean martial artist, actor, and stunt coordinator. [1] [2] [3] Tan's father trained him in martial arts from a young age. His brother Sam is an actor, his brother Ben is a director, and his brother Evan is a photographer.
At the age of one year, Tan's family moved from England to Los Angeles when his father was hired as a fight coordinator for Tim Burton's 1989 film Batman . He also lived in China, France, and Spain growing up. Tan began training in theatre in his early teens. [4] [5] [6] [7]
Tan had small supporting roles in films such as The Hangover Part III and Olympus Has Fallen . [8] He began working on television shows such as CSI: Miami , CSI: NY , NCIS: Los Angeles , Hawaii Five-0 , 24 , and Rush Hour . [8]
In 2016, Tan was cast in a guest role in the first season of the Netflix television series Iron Fist . He starred in the role of Zhou Cheng. In the same year, Tan was cast in the action film Den of Thieves starring Gerard Butler. [9]
In 2018, Tan starred as Shatterstar in the superhero film Deadpool 2 . [10] Tan also starred as Gaius Chau in the third season of the AMC television series Into the Badlands . [11] In the same year, it was announced that Tan was cast in the series regular role of Lu Xin Lee on the Netflix crime drama series, Wu Assassins . [12] Tan reprised his role in the sequel film Fistful of Vengeance ; [13] it was released on 17 February 2022. [14]
In August 2019, Tan was cast in the Mortal Kombat reboot as Cole Young. [15] [16] [17] The film was released on 23 April 2021. [18] [19] He was previously involved with the Mortal Kombat media franchise when he underwent filming as Kung Jin for the unreleased web series Mortal Kombat X: Generations; Tan was recruited for the role by Garrett Warren, an experienced action director for live action media productions. [20] [21] [8] He will reprise the role in the upcoming Mortal Kombat sequel. [22]
In April 2021, Tan was cast in the leading role of CIA officer Harris Chang on the upcoming television adaptation based on The Quantum Spy thriller novel by David Ignatius. [23] In May 2021, Tan was cast alongside Emma Roberts in the romantic comedy About Fate , which was directed by Marius Balčiūnas-Weisberg. [24]
In January 2022, it was announced that Tan would play Tolya Yul-Bataar in the second season of Netflix's Shadow and Bone . [25] [26]
In 2024, Tan was revealed to have joined the sixth season of Cobra Kai as a rival sensei. [27]
Tan is known for performing his own stunts, using multiple styles including Muay Thai, Kung Fu, Ju-Jitsu, and Japanese katana swordplay. [5]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift | Stunts | |
Mini's First Time | Skatepunk #2 | ||
2007 | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | Stunts | |
2008 | Red Velvet | Maniac | |
2013 | Olympus Has Fallen | Korean commando | Stunts |
The Hangover Part III | Prison guard | Stunts | |
2015 | Sacrifice | Ben Kittman | |
2018 | Den of Thieves | Secret Service Lobby Guard #1 | |
Deadpool 2 | Rusty Shatterstar | ||
2019 | Ji | Ji | Short film |
2021 | Mortal Kombat | Cole Young | |
2022 | Fistful of Vengeance | Lu Xin Lee | |
About Fate | Kip | ||
Babylon | Party Attendee | ||
2024 | Deadpool & Wolverine | Rusty Shatterstar | |
2025 | Mortal Kombat II | Cole Young | Post-production |
TBA | Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice | TBA | Post-production |
Lioness | TBA | Post-production |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | CSI: NY | Kym Tanaka | |
2007 | Day Break | Jimmy Yan | Stunt double |
24 | Stunt double | ||
2010 | CSI: Miami | Aiko Okanagi | |
2011 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Hiro Yakuza | |
The Protector | Zachary | ||
2013 | The Girlfriend | Bruce Wayne / Batman | Short |
2014 | 10,000 Days | Jiro Farnwell | Television film |
2015 | Hawaii Five-0 | Luke Nakano | Season 6, Ep. 10: Ka Makau Kaa Kaua |
2016 | Rush Hour | Chen | Episode 5 |
2017 | Iron Fist | Zhou Cheng | Season 1, Ep. 8: "The Blessing of Many Fractures" |
2018–2019 | Into the Badlands | Gaius Chau | Main cast (Season 3) |
2019 | Wu Assassins | Lu Xin Lee | Main cast |
2022 | Bling Empire | Himself | |
2023 | Shadow and Bone | Tolya Yul-Bataar | Main cast (Season 2) |
2024–2025 | Cobra Kai | Feng Xiao / Sensei Wolf | Recurring role (Season 6) |
TBA | Quantum Spy | Harris Chang | Lead role |
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